Lady&#39;s hand bag



All@ 6; 1935- H. GREEN Er AL LADY's HAND BAG Filed Nov. 19, 1932 INVEN TOR.

5275521 .0527i iik/ma" ATToRNEYf lllll Il Patented Aug. 6, 1935 UNITED stares kz-l ima

Lanes eine sie Henry Green and. Stember, New Yorin Apilication Nevernber 2 Claims.

This invention relates to hand bags and incre particularly ladies hand bags of purse type.

The main object of the invention is to prothe hand bag with a concealed pocket which paper money, notes, checks and other articles of value may be carried without ready deter:m tion and thus guard against their theft should, tile bag be opened and inspected by unauthorized persons.

A further object ci "he invention to have this concealed pocket formed in part by the .iii ng of tbag and thus indistinguishable lrcrn the other readily accessible ccinpartrnents of the bag. i

Another of the intention is to provide a closing the pocket ci the same inateral the lining sc as to completely conce-el ce pocket when closed over thesame and t es hide the presence oi the peclre; to an inspectora by cnc not familiar With its construction.

Other and further objects oi the invention will from the following specication taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in Whichj Y Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a. hand bag enibodying t -e features of our invention, the main cover iiap of the bag being shown in open position and the front Wall of the bag and its lining being broken away to show the concealed or secret pocket;

i Fig. 2 is a viewv looking into the bag showing the concealed pocket, the closing flap therefor being shown in open position; and

Figs. 3 and are vertical sectional views taken through the bag at the pocket on line. of yFig. 2, 3 showing the flap for the pocket open and Fig. el showing it closed.

As shown in` the drawing; the body of the bag preferably inade oi flexible leather or other desired material and has `iront and rear walls i, Z and side Walls il, d, the latter beine in the form ci gussets permitting distension of the bag in the direction of its Width. The cover for the bag is in the form of a flap integral with the rear Wall il, said flap when in closing position overlapping the front Wall and having detachable connection therewith by snap fasteners, as shown.

Partition members 8, 6 divide the interior of the bag longitudinally into a plurality of article receiving compartments, all of which are open for immediate access when the main cover flap 5 is in open position as shown in Fig. 1. The partition members are secured together at their 10W- er edges at the bottom of the bag and at their side edges Where they are also secured to the Serial No, 643,830

(Cl. l50-36) fastener l, as shawn.

interior of the including flap 5, is lined throughout by c suital material, the portion oi whi ii cover'.

and rear walls i, E the flap 5 being by i! in Fles. 3 and 4. The

are also face inside and out with material so that when the bag is opened, a l!) ble surfaces are formed of the saine in The lining is secured in place by stil. which connects the walls toget- The concealed or secret pc et e in accord" ance with our invention is preferably mounted o 15 the front Wall i. This pocket is formed in por by the lining section S covering said We part by a wall member or section fi of the saine materiales the lin substantially (zo-extensive with secured to the lining 8 on the side i the bag. The pocket is open along i by having the section ii? secured n ,L to

as by stitching il, i2 as shown in 'F respectively. The section il? mov b double layer o l materialxvz stiiener if desired.

To normally close and conceal pcc'.. provide a covering nap or section i3, of the saine material as .ie a, a doub being preferable. This iiap is of a tically cover the section it* when insertei`1 bag and iattened out indicat v lines in Fig. i. The ilap i is substantially as wide as e Wall i and is c. cured thereto through the lining 8 l '.z ling lll. The flap iii is secured tc tne inner oi the wall i sc that the when closed over the pocket 9 will lie against the saine and give the appearance that it is other thanl a part of the lining of the bag. The flap is is shown slightly bulged in Fig. 4 Where it entends over the upper edge of the section iii. This showing is purposely made in order 'hat the upper edge of the section Will be readily discernible in the illustration. As shown in this figure, the iiap i3 extends close to the bottom of the bag and is thus long enough to be overlapped by any articles placed in the compartment into which the lap extends. This aids in keeping the flap closed and adds to concealing the pocket by giving the appearance that'the flap is part oi the lining of the bag.

With the secret pocket 9 on the front Wall of the bag, it is far more accessible to the owner of the bag than when on the rear Wall because the main covering iiap 5 of the bag is not in the way nor need it be concerned with when Withdrawing the flap i3 to open the pocket. Moreover, with this pocket fixed in the bag, and open along its 'upper edge, the pocket is immediately open for access on withdrawing the flapl i3 from the bag. With the upper edge portion of the flap i3 substantially as wide as the wall l and secured to said wall flush with the upper edge thereof gives the flap the appearance when inserted into the bag as being the immediate lining section for said wall. This further conceals the pocket S and renders its p-resence in the bag less discernible to one not familiar with the construction of the bag. With this pocket substantially co-extensive with the wall l, pocket has a large carrying capacity and may therefore be used to carry paper money, checks, notes and the like articles orn value in spread out flat form without undue distension of the pocket to reveal its location or presence in the bag. With the section it) of the pocket Within the bag and secured to or carried by the lining 8, the pocket will distend when lled into the adjacent compartment of the bag rather than outside of the bag to betray its presence.

The arrangement shown and described is simple in construction and effective for the purpose designed. To the owner of the bag, the secret pocket is readily accessible whereas to one not familiar with the bags construction, the pocket is well concealed and not readily discernible. Thus the pocket may be used to carry jewelry, money, and other articles ci value, the presence oi which are not betrayed to one casually opening the bag or making a hurried inspection of it. Moreover, to have access to the pocket, its closing nap i3 must be completely withdrawn from the bag which could not be easily done by a thief or pick pocket while the bag is carried by the owner without attracting the owners attention. Furthermore, with the opening for the pocket 9 at its upper edge, the bag need not be inverted to reach the pocket and thus the articles are not likely to be spilled therefrom when the nap is open.

With the pocket and its covering flap made of the same material as the lining of the bag, the pocket is so well concealed that articles of value as likely to be carried in the bag are practically safe from theft.

The compartment of the bag opposite the one containing the secret pocket may be equipped with a mirror or card carrying pocket l5 and a coin purse l, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The bag may be provided with any desired form of handle, a loop il being secured to the rear wall 2 as shown 0 in Fig. 2.

ing a body portion providing front and rear walls, a lining secured to and covering the inner surfaces of said walls, a wall member located in the bag opposite one oi the body walls and forming with the lining thereof a pocket, said wall member overlying a considerable portion of said body wall and secured thereto along its side and lower edges only to provide a relatively large pocket on the inner side of said body wall, the upper edge of said wall member being free of the lining to provide an opening for the pocket along the upper edge of the wall member, and a covering flap for said pocket, said flap being secured to the last named body Wall adjacent the upper edge of the wall member and swingable into the bag over and against said wall member to close the pocket formed thereby, said ap consisting of aflexible, iiat section substantially coextensive with the bag wall to which the flap is secured so that the iiap when closing the pocket may extend relatively close to the side and the lower portions of the bag wall and be smoothed cut to cover and overlap substantially all portions of the wall member to effectively conceal the same and the pocket formed thereby, said flap and said wall member being oi substantially the same material and appearance as the lining to render less discernible the presence or" the flap and the wall member in the bag.

2. In a hand bag of the character described, a body portion having a pair of opposed substantially parallel wall sections forming between them one of the main article receiving compartments oi' the bag, a lining secured to and covering the opposed surfaces of said wall sections, a wall member located between said wall sections and forming with the lining of one of them a pocket, said wall member being connected to its associated wall section along its side and bottom edges only and having its upper edge terminating short of the upper edge of said wall section and free of the lining thereof to provide an opening for the pocket along the upper edge of the wall member, and a covering iiap for said pocket, said flap being secured to the last named Wall section adjacent the upper edge thereof and swingable into the bag over and against the wall member to close the pocket formed thereby, said wall member and said flap consisting of iiexible at sections of substantially the same material and appearance as the lining and said flap being substantially co-eXtensive with the Wall section to which it is secured vvherebtr the flap when smoothed out fiat over the wall member will eX- tend relatively close to the side and the bottom portions of the bag and overlap substantially all portions of the wall member to cover the same and effectively close and conceal the pocket formed thereby.

HENRY GREEN. BERNARD S'IEMBER. 

